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{{Short description|English actor}} | {{Short description|English actor}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| image = Colin Edwynn.jpg | |||
| name = Colin Edwynn | | name = Colin Edwynn | ||
| birth_name = Colin Edwin Thompson | | birth_name = Colin Edwin Thompson | ||
| birth_date = 23 | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|09|23|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Manchester]], Lancashire, England, UK | | birth_place = [[w:Manchester|Manchester]], Lancashire, England, UK | ||
| death_date = 31 | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|10|31|1933|09|23|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[Luton]], Bedfordshire, England, UK | | death_place = [[w:Luton|Luton]], Bedfordshire, England, UK | ||
| othername = | | othername = | ||
| occupation = Actor | | occupation = Actor | ||
| yearsactive = 1966-2009 | | yearsactive = 1966-2009 | ||
| spouse = Elizabeth A A Quickfall | | spouse = {{Marriage|Elizabeth A A Quickfall|1959|<!-- Unknown -->|end=d.}} | ||
| partner = | | partner = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Colin Edwynn''' (23 September 1933 – 31 October 2018<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://announcements.johnstonpress.co.uk/obituaries/lutontoday-uk/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=190793814 |title = View Colin Edwynn's Notice on lutontoday.co.uk and share memories}}</ref>) was an actor who appeared as [[PC Jimmy Conway]] in the British television soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'' between 1967 and 1972. | '''Colin Edwynn''' (23 September 1933 – 31 October 2018<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://announcements.johnstonpress.co.uk/obituaries/lutontoday-uk/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=190793814 |title = View Colin Edwynn's Notice on lutontoday.co.uk and share memories}}</ref>) was an actor who appeared as [[w:PC Jimmy Conway|PC Jimmy Conway]] in the British television soap opera ''[[w:Coronation Street|Coronation Street]]'' between 1967 and 1972. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
He appeared in several episodes of the long running BBC Radio comedy ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]'' as Mr Humphrey Brocklebank and worked with [[Les Dawson]] in his long-running radio show ''[[Listen to Les]]''. | He appeared in several episodes of the long running BBC Radio comedy ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]'' as Mr Humphrey Brocklebank and worked with [[Les Dawson]] in his long-running radio show ''[[Listen to Les]]''. | ||
He has also appeared in the television series ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'', ''[[Out of the Blue (1995 TV series)|Out of the Blue]]'', ''[[Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'' and ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]''. Edwynn also made an appearance in one episode of the [[sitcom]] ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|Dinnerladies]]''. | He has also appeared in the television series ''[[w:Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'', ''[[w:Out of the Blue (1995 TV series)|Out of the Blue]]'', ''[[w:Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'' and ''[[w:Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]''. Edwynn also made an appearance in one episode of the [[w:sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|Dinnerladies]]''. | ||
From 1981 he ran the Queen's Head pub in [[Tebworth]], Bedfordshire. | From 1981 he ran the Queen's Head pub in [[w:Tebworth|Tebworth]], Bedfordshire. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Born as Colin Edwin Thompson, on becoming an actor he changed his name to Colin Edwynn - his surname made up of the name of his idol actor [[Ed Wynn]]. | Born as Colin Edwin Thompson, on becoming an actor he changed his name to Colin Edwynn - his surname made up of the name of his idol actor [[w:Ed Wynn|Ed Wynn]]. | ||
In 1959 he married Elizabeth Quickfall. They had two sons together. His wife predeceased him. Edwynn died in [[Luton]], [[Bedfordshire]] on 31 October 2018 aged 85.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1795958080678705/2237229356551573 |archive-date = 2022-04-27| url = https://www.facebook.com/savethequeenshead/photos/a.1798521460422367/2237229356551573/?type=1&theater |title = Friends of the Queens Head on Facebook |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> | In 1959 he married Elizabeth Quickfall. They had two sons together. His wife predeceased him. Edwynn died in [[w:Luton|Luton]], [[w:Bedfordshire|Bedfordshire]] on 31 October 2018 aged 85.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1795958080678705/2237229356551573 |archive-date = 2022-04-27| url = https://www.facebook.com/savethequeenshead/photos/a.1798521460422367/2237229356551573/?type=1&theater |title = Friends of the Queens Head on Facebook |website=[[w:Facebook|Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{IMDb name|0250484}} | {{IMDb name|0250484}} | ||
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[[Category:Male actors from Manchester]] | [[Category:Male actors from Manchester]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:25, 6 November 2022
Colin Edwynn | |
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| Born | Colin Edwin Thompson 23 September 1933 Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Died | 31 October 2018 (aged 85) Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966-2009 |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth A A Quickfall
(m. 1959, died) |
Colin Edwynn (23 September 1933 – 31 October 2018[1]) was an actor who appeared as PC Jimmy Conway in the British television soap opera Coronation Street between 1967 and 1972.
Career
He appeared in several episodes of the long running BBC Radio comedy The Clitheroe Kid as Mr Humphrey Brocklebank and worked with Les Dawson in his long-running radio show Listen to Les. He has also appeared in the television series Bergerac, Out of the Blue, Wycliffe and Heartbeat. Edwynn also made an appearance in one episode of the sitcom Dinnerladies.
From 1981 he ran the Queen's Head pub in Tebworth, Bedfordshire.
Personal life
Born as Colin Edwin Thompson, on becoming an actor he changed his name to Colin Edwynn - his surname made up of the name of his idol actor Ed Wynn.
In 1959 he married Elizabeth Quickfall. They had two sons together. His wife predeceased him. Edwynn died in Luton, Bedfordshire on 31 October 2018 aged 85.[2]
References
- ^ "View Colin Edwynn's Notice on lutontoday.co.uk and share memories".
- ^ "Friends of the Queens Head on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.[user-generated source]
External links
Colin Edwynn at IMDb
